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GLACIER’S UNDERWATER WILDLIFE: AQUATIC INSECTS IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
Learn about the fascinating insects that live in the streams and rivers of Glacier National Park. Entomologist Joe Giersch will present a program about Glacier’s Underwater Wildlife: Aquatic Insects in Glacier National Park at the Monday, February 8 meeting of Flathead Audubon. The Society meets at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of The Summit, 205 Sunnyview Lane in Kalispell. Everyone is welcome.
The underwater photography of Joe Giersch will offer a rare view of these often overlooked aquatic animals and an opportunity to learn about their adaptations, fascinating natural histories, and rarely seen habitats.
Giersch has worked in and around the streams and rivers of Glacier National Park for much of the last decade. His scientific field work takes him through backcountry and wilderness terrain in all weather conditions to study the unique habitats of the macroinvertebrates found in alpine streams and lakes. He received a Bachelor's of Science from The Evergreen State College and a Master of Science in Entomology from Montana State University. Giersch’s master's thesis was on the evolutional relationships and biology of a group of caddis flies common in alpine streams. While working at the Flathead Lake Biological Station in the late 1990s, he assisted with several aquatic research projects in Glacier National Park. From 2003-2005, Giersch worked as a seasonal fisheries technician in the Park. For the past five years, has been working as a contract entomologist, identifying aquatic insects from stream ecology projects. In addition, he also does biological illustrations for researchers and educators. Giersch lives in West Glacier.
Age Group: All Ages Venue: The Summit Address: 205 Sunnyview Lane in Kalispell Phone: N/A
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